"In 1995, I wrote a song about the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival, Lady of the Valley. It included the line, 'In the dying
days of summer, my
lady calls me home.'

"While driving home from a Cimarron Cowboy Gathering at the end of August in 2016, I noticed the golden grass and high snow. By the time I'd reached Walsenburg, I had a new chorus. Terry helped with the verses and Dave put on the finishing touches."
— San